st blues women of all time as well as a symbol of rebellion for millions, rebelled too hard and died of a heroin overdose. Drugs were very much a part of her music and the performance of it. One of the most memorable and tragic images I have of Janis, is that of her walking around on stage with a bottle of whisky, constantly taking swigs. Janis sums up the mindset of many in her song Get it While You Can when she sings, ...but then who cares, baby......cause we may not be here tomorrow. It is a tragedy that she was taken from us so early in her career because of this mindset. Sadly this was to be the fate of many great musicians of the time. Drugs have and probably always will be connected in some way to the creation and consumption of music. While many musicians have paid the price of the use and/or abuse of drugs, the music that they have left behind is priceless. ...
